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Avalanche: Timpanogos

Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 7, 2011
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Timpanogos
Location Name or Route
Timpanogos
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
5'
Width
400'
Vertical
500'
Comments

A natural avalanche cycle occurred on Timpanogos during the storm on March 7th. This was a deep slab release that I observed. It was the only deep slab that I saw but Nalli stated he observed more to the east side of Timpanogos. I did not climb to look at the crown but in areas I did travel I found a layer of weak faceted snow above the January rain crust. It's most likely that this deep slab had a weak layer above or below the January rain crust. The location of this avalanche is indicated on the map below.

Comments

There was also a widespread natural cycle within the new snow which was about a foot deep. These were mostly class 2's but some of the piles of debris I wouldn't have wanted to tangle with. The new snow had stabilized by the time we were there.

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